Social network says tool will let users see if they have liked or followed accounts created by organisation that carries out misinformation operationsFacebook has promised to tell users whether they liked or followed a member of Russia’s notorious “troll army”, accused of trying to influence elections in the United States and the United Kingdom. “That’s why as we have discovered information, we have continually come forward to share it publicly and have provided it to congressional investigators. Facebook will not tell those users about their exposure to misinformation, although the company has not said whether it is unable, or simply unwilling, to provide that information. Facebook has also declined calls to be proactive about informing users of their interaction with foreign propaganda. Both Facebook and Twitter have steadily been making public the results of their investigations into Russian influence operations on the 2016 US election.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2017 09:46 UTC